13 Jul 2017

This week saw a debate in Parliament on abuse and intimidation in elections. Some of the stories of racial abuse, violence and organised aggression were appalling. I have had my share of abuse, even death threats, but nothing on the scale of some of my [Read More]

5 Jul 2017

Who wouldn’t want a nurse or a firefighter to be paid more? No one imposes a pay cap on public sector workers out of some malign intent. I have been a firm supporter of all the efforts that the Government has made over seven years [Read More]

27 Jun 2017

“Disruptive” is the new word of our age. It’s used to describe new technologies that rewrite how we make things, heal people, communicate, produce food and save our planet. In politics the new disruptors are…the electorate. A year ago they decided that the cosy consensus [Read More]